Galvanizing on '07 models
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Hi - I'm thinking of getting a Monaro - to cut a very long story short I need a new car and I'm used to big engines now, the two cars on the shortlist are the Monaro and a BMW 550. I'm coming from a V12 BMW and I like big solid powerful cars.
Monaro looks like bags of fun, I'm hoping to take one for a test drive today in fact ('07 one, shame they put the tank in the boot...) - I read a lot about servicing/etc, but I do have a question - are the UK models galvanized to the same standard as any other Vauxhall UK supplied car? The reason I ask of course is that Australia is a hell of a lot drier than the UK, and our roads seem to be covered with insane amounts of salt any time there's so much as a frost.
I'd be using it as a daily car, I do tend to do quite a lot of short journeys, I assume the big engine kind of sucks that up and doesn't care, just like most other large non-turbo ones seem to?
Monaro looks like bags of fun, I'm hoping to take one for a test drive today in fact ('07 one, shame they put the tank in the boot...) - I read a lot about servicing/etc, but I do have a question - are the UK models galvanized to the same standard as any other Vauxhall UK supplied car? The reason I ask of course is that Australia is a hell of a lot drier than the UK, and our roads seem to be covered with insane amounts of salt any time there's so much as a frost.
I'd be using it as a daily car, I do tend to do quite a lot of short journeys, I assume the big engine kind of sucks that up and doesn't care, just like most other large non-turbo ones seem to?
the cars underseal is more than adequateA lot has been said about the under sealing, a man from Vauxhall came on here saying that they have the same treatment as other models as they also got exported to Canada.
Don't know what the truth is behind it but I've been doing a bit of treatment now and again. When I took a door card off there was some sort of wax inside the door so I didn't bother adding anymore.
Don't know what the truth is behind it but I've been doing a bit of treatment now and again. When I took a door card off there was some sort of wax inside the door so I didn't bother adding anymore.
system11 said:
I'm hoping to take one for a test drive today in fact ('07 one, shame they put the tank in the boot...)
You might wish to note they are all 05 models (small boot). There's no 07 model.If you get the car and decide to keep it plenty of places will give it the rust treatment. No problem as a daily drive. I used mine for a 10 miles commute for a couple of years.
Do you know roughly what the rust treatment costs? You see - whatever I buy I need to keep for 5 years, and I don't want creeping rust when in 5 years time I'm trying to sell it.
Managed to get a test drive today - car has 17k miles on it, it seemed to me missing a little though from cold - it might just be because its been started and revved and moved 3 metres a lot at the dealer, does that sound normal? When it got up to temperature it seemed much better.
Liked the ride quality, gear shifter is horrible I can see why so many seem to have a ripshift fitted. Made an incredible sound when I put the foot down a bit to beat some yellows
Just need to find a good 5 series now and pick the favourite.
Managed to get a test drive today - car has 17k miles on it, it seemed to me missing a little though from cold - it might just be because its been started and revved and moved 3 metres a lot at the dealer, does that sound normal? When it got up to temperature it seemed much better.
Liked the ride quality, gear shifter is horrible I can see why so many seem to have a ripshift fitted. Made an incredible sound when I put the foot down a bit to beat some yellows
Just need to find a good 5 series now and pick the favourite. Yes, last monaros were made in 2005 so condition is more important than age. Under body protection is rubbish and I have seen under a 2004 car that wasn't undersealed by its owner; it was red rusty, especially around the front suspension. I had mine wax injected and it cost 400 quid. Rapid or Monkfish will do it for you. They are great cars; simple and cheap to fix.
The boot on the later Monaro is small but that's no reason to buy a VXR8.
The boot on the later Monaro is small but that's no reason to buy a VXR8.
system11 said:
Do you know roughly what the rust treatment costs? You see - whatever I buy I need to keep for 5 years, and I don't want creeping rust when in 5 years time I'm trying to sell it.
Managed to get a test drive today - car has 17k miles on it, it seemed to me missing a little though from cold - it might just be because its been started and revved and moved 3 metres a lot at the dealer, does that sound normal? When it got up to temperature it seemed much better.
Liked the ride quality, gear shifter is horrible I can see why so many seem to have a ripshift fitted. Made an incredible sound when I put the foot down a bit to beat some yellows Just need to find a good 5 series now and pick the favourite.
If it was missing, something is wrong. Maybe dodgy lead etc. They bust frequently as they are hard to pull off with out strianing the boot.Managed to get a test drive today - car has 17k miles on it, it seemed to me missing a little though from cold - it might just be because its been started and revved and moved 3 metres a lot at the dealer, does that sound normal? When it got up to temperature it seemed much better.
Liked the ride quality, gear shifter is horrible I can see why so many seem to have a ripshift fitted. Made an incredible sound when I put the foot down a bit to beat some yellows
Just need to find a good 5 series now and pick the favourite.Drive a couple more to make sure. Torque curve is pretty flat, so they dont feel like they move particularly fast, but a check of the speedo will show you how you are going.
Yes shiffter is rubbish, but then so are 5 series in general
system11 said:
Do you know roughly what the rust treatment costs? You see - whatever I buy I need to keep for 5 years, and I don't want creeping rust when in 5 years time I'm trying to sell it.
Managed to get a test drive today - car has 17k miles on it, it seemed to me missing a little though from cold - it might just be because its been started and revved and moved 3 metres a lot at the dealer, does that sound normal? When it got up to temperature it seemed much better.
Liked the ride quality, gear shifter is horrible I can see why so many seem to have a ripshift fitted. Made an incredible sound when I put the foot down a bit to beat some yellows Just need to find a good 5 series now and pick the favourite.
Speak to Monkfish, they do a proper job for about £750, AFAIK.Managed to get a test drive today - car has 17k miles on it, it seemed to me missing a little though from cold - it might just be because its been started and revved and moved 3 metres a lot at the dealer, does that sound normal? When it got up to temperature it seemed much better.
Liked the ride quality, gear shifter is horrible I can see why so many seem to have a ripshift fitted. Made an incredible sound when I put the foot down a bit to beat some yellows
Just need to find a good 5 series now and pick the favourite.I plan to keep my Monaro indefinately and compared to what I've already spent on the car and what I plan to spend on it in the near future it made sense for me to get Monkfish to do mine to ensure it lasts.
I think if you plan to keep the car only a short time it's probably not worth bothering about though.
I think if you plan to keep the car only a short time it's probably not worth bothering about though.
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